Cost of living comparison
Lima is 83.4% more expensive than Bangalore.
If you lived in Lima instead of Bangalore, you would:
pay 96.6% more for restaurants
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Basic meal with drink at inexpensive restaurant |
$3.56
₹300.18
|
$5.23
PEN19.90
|
|
|
Fast food combo meal
McDonalds, or similar
|
$3.79
₹320.19
|
$6.10
PEN23.21
|
|
| Bottle of Coca-Cola (11 fl. oz) |
$0.46
₹38.97
|
$0.83
PEN3.15
|
|
| Bottle of water (11 fl. oz) |
$0.17
₹14.36
|
$0.51
PEN1.94
|
|
pay 80.0% more for groceries
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Bread
1 loaf
|
$0.58
₹49.19
|
$2.42
PEN9.23
|
|
| Local cheese (8 oz) |
$3.79
₹319.62
|
$4.22
PEN16.07
|
|
| Milk (1 gallon) |
$2.38
₹200.85
|
$4.95
PEN18.86
|
|
|
Eggs
1 dozen
|
$1.11
₹93.46
|
$2.70
PEN10.30
|
|
| Boneless chicken breast (1 lb) |
$1.83
₹154.50
|
$2.25
PEN8.56
|
|
| Apples (1 lb) |
$1.28
₹107.66
|
$0.87
PEN3.33
|
|
| Bananas (1 lb) |
$0.39
₹33.24
|
$0.50
PEN1.92
|
|
| Oranges (1 lb) |
$0.60
₹50.33
|
$0.48
PEN1.83
|
|
| Tomatoes (1 lb) |
$0.27
₹22.50
|
$0.52
PEN1.99
|
|
| Potatoes (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹20.87
|
$0.53
PEN2.03
|
|
| Onions (1 lb) |
$0.25
₹21.43
|
$0.48
PEN1.81
|
|
pay 2.3 times more for transportation
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Gasoline (1 gallon) |
$4.61
₹388.97
|
$5.39
PEN20.51
|
|
| Monthly public transit pass |
$15.41
₹1,300.77
|
$23.85
PEN90.82
|
|
| New Volkswagen Golf 1.4 (standard edition) |
$14,221.28
₹1,200,707.37
|
$23,163.52
PEN88,199.51
|
|
| Taxi trip in downtown area (5 miles) |
$4.03
₹340.20
|
$20.14
PEN76.70
|
|
pay 85.8% more for housing
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Internet connection
50 mbps or faster, cable/dsl
|
$11.44
₹966.14
|
$26.56
PEN101.14
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment in downtown area |
$317.94
₹26,843.94
|
$575.58
PEN2,191.63
|
|
| 1-Bedroom apartment outside city center |
$183.40
₹15,484.53
|
$363.71
PEN1,384.88
|
|
|
Utilities for two
(700 sq ft apartment)
including electric, gas, water, heating
|
$33.38
₹2,818.39
|
$44.01
PEN167.57
|
|
pay 97.7% more for childcare
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Private preschool for 1 child, monthly |
$120.79
₹10,198.60
|
$213.68
PEN813.63
|
|
| Middle school for 1 child, two semesters |
$3,580.34
₹302,289.20
|
$7,818.35
PEN29,769.86
|
|
pay 28.5% more for entertainment and sports
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
| Domestic/local beer (1 pint) |
$2.37
₹200.12
|
$2.12
PEN8.07
|
|
| Cappuccino in mid-range area |
$2.17
₹183.42
|
$2.62
PEN9.97
|
|
|
Pack of cigarettes
Marlboro or similar
|
$4.27
₹360.21
|
$5.30
PEN20.18
|
|
| Monthly membership at local gym |
$21.74
₹1,835.64
|
$30.52
PEN116.19
|
|
| Movie ticket to theater/cinema |
$4.74
₹400.24
|
$7.95
PEN30.27
|
|
pay 61.7% more for clothing
|
Bangalore
|
Lima
|
||
|---|---|---|---|
|
Regular jeans
Levi's brand
|
$32.90
₹2,778.09
|
$42.79
PEN162.94
|
|
|
Regular dress
from H&M or similar store
|
$30.32
₹2,559.84
|
$34.98
PEN133.20
|
|
|
Running shoes
Nike or Adidas
|
$53.75
₹4,538.17
|
$85.21
PEN324.44
|
|
| Men's business shoes (leather) |
$38.87
₹3,281.93
|
$94.35
PEN359.26
|
|
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